Biencourt, Quebec
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Biencourt | |
|---|---|
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 Location within Témiscouata RCM | |
  Biencourt Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 47°56′N 68°36′W / 47.933°N 68.600°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Témiscouata |
| Constituted | January 1, 1947 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Raymond Lavoie |
| • Federal riding | Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata |
| • Prov. riding | Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata |
| Area | |
• Total | 188.00 km2 (72.59 sq mi) |
| • Land | 187.12 km2 (72.25 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 433 |
| • Density | 2.3/km2 (6/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  6.7% |
| • Dwellings | 283 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-296 |
| Website | www |
Biencourt (French pronunciation: [bjɛ̃kuʁ]) is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, and located in the Témiscouata Regional County Municipality. The municipality had a population of 433 in the Canada 2021 Census.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 1,359 | — |
| 1956 | 1,522 | +12.0% |
| 1961 | 1,384 | −9.1% |
| 1966 | 1,254 | −9.4% |
| 1971 | 947 | −24.5% |
| 1976 | 818 | −13.6% |
| 1981 | 824 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 830 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 747 | −10.0% |
| 1996 | 675 | −9.6% |
| 2001 | 619 | −8.3% |
| 2006 | 596 | −3.7% |
| 2011 | 506 | −15.1% |
| 2016 | 464 | −8.3% |
| 2021 | 433 | −6.7% |
Language
Mother tongue (2021)[3]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 430 | 100.0% |
| English only | 0 | 0.0% |
| English and French | 5 | 1.2% |
| Non-official languages | 0 | 0.0% |
